Amherst-Nelson Virginia Artillery (Lamkin’s VA Battery)

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Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 18-19: This battery was organized into a mortar battalion during the Siege of Petersburg. The 26 mortars were of various calibers. For more details, see “Artillery Experiences at Petersburg and Elsewhere,” by Joseph W. Eggleson in Chapter 10 of Civil War Talks: Further Reminiscences of George S. Bernard and His Fellow Veterans. More research is needed to accurately detail all of the various calibers used by this time. ↩

The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 1176: “Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General R. E. Lee, January 31, 1865”; This list contains many commanders who were not there. They were the “official” commanders but may have been gone on leave. I have used none of the leaders from this list as a result. ↩